The Haryana Steelers received their maiden Professional Kabaddi League title on Sunday after they defeated Patna Pirates within the last.
The Steelers received with a rating line of 32-23 with Shivam Patare scoring 9 factors, Mohammadreza Shadloui bagging 7 and Vinay including 6 extra to the trigger. The champions have been awarded Rs 3 crore whereas the Pirates, who’re the runners-up, have been awarded Rs 1.8 crore.
Within the match, the Steelers picked up the primary few factors and the lead within the early exchanges with Patare and Shadloui dictating phrases for the eventual champions.
The Steelers’ defence, led by Jaideep and Rahul Sethpal made scoring extraordinarily powerful for the Patna Pirates however because the half progressed, Gurdeep and Sudhakar introduced the Pirates again inside touching distance of their opponents.
Devank and Ayan then levelled issues up earlier than Patare and Vinay put the Haryana Steelers within the field seat after which the Season 10 runners-up continued to construct on additional. On the half-time break, the Haryana Steelers led 15-12.
The second half began off slower than the primary with the Pirates selecting up the primary factors by Sudhakar.
Nonetheless, Shadloui and Jaideep scored essential factors to maintain the Steelers within the hunt for his or her first title and ultimately, near the half-hour mark, the Steelers had a three-point lead.
The Steelers began to show the screws on their opponents and landed the primary ALL OUT of the sport. Shadloui was in his parts because the Haryana Steelers stormed right into a 9-point lead. Within the last minutes, the Steelers managed the sport and the clock brilliantly and slammed the door shut on any hopes of a comeback for the Pirates.
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